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Planet Earth at Blue Hour

Пт, Октябрь 11, 2019 - 8:30

Nature photographers and other fans of planet Earth always look forward to the blue hour. That's the transition in twilight, just before sunrise or after sunset, when the Sun is below the horizon but land and sky are still suffused with

Астрономическая неделя с 14 по 20 октября 2019 года

Пт, Октябрь 11, 2019 - 7:28

На данной неделе 16 октября произойдет покрытие астероидом (1875) Neruda звезды HIP115476 (5,7m) из созвездия Рыб при видимости в Карелии, 17 октября..

Mid Air Meteor and Milky Way

Чт, Октябрь 10, 2019 - 8:30

On September 24, a late evening commercial flight from Singapore to Australia offered stratospheric views of the southern hemisphere's night sky, if you chose a window seat. In fact, a well-planned seating choice...

NGC 7714: Starburst after Galaxy Collision

Ср, Октябрь 09, 2019 - 8:30

Is this galaxy jumping through a giant ring of stars? Probably not. Although the precise dynamics behind the featured image is yet unclear, what is clear is that the pictured galaxy, NGC 7714, has been stretched and distorted by a..

Sprite Lightning in HD

Вт, Октябрь 08, 2019 - 8:30

This phenomenon occurs in the sky over our heads, not the sea. It is a type of lightning known as red sprite, and rarely has it ever been photographed in this detail. Even though sprites have been recorded for over 30 years, their root..

Io Eclipse Shadow on Jupiter from Juno

Пн, Октябрь 07, 2019 - 8:30

What's that dark spot on Jupiter? It's the shadow of Jupiter's most volcanic moon Io. Since Jupiter shines predominantly by reflected sunlight, anything that blocks that light leaves a shadow. If you could somehow be in that..

The Horsehead Nebula

Вс, Октябрь 06, 2019 - 8:30

The Horsehead Nebula is one of the most famous nebulae on the sky. It is visible as the dark indentation to the red emission nebula in the center of the above photograph. The horse-head feature is dark because it is really an opaque

Jupiter and the Moons

Сб, Октябрь 05, 2019 - 8:30

After sunset on October 3, some of the Solar System's largest moons stood low along the western horizon with the largest planet. Just after nightfall, a pairing of the Moon approaching first quarter phase and Jupiter was captured in this..

InSight on a Cloudy Day

Пт, Октябрь 04, 2019 - 8:33

Clouds drift through the sky as the light fades near sunset in this three frame animated gif. The scene was captured on sol 145 beginning around 6:30pm local time by a camera on the Mars InSight lander. Of course, InSight's martian day,..

Астрономическая неделя с 7 по 13 октября 2019 года

Пт, Октябрь 04, 2019 - 7:31

На данной неделе 9 октября наступит максимум действия метеорного потока Дракониды (ZHR= 20 - 100), а Меркурий и Венера находятся рядом на..

The Hydrogen Clouds of M33

Чт, Октябрь 03, 2019 - 8:30

Gorgeous spiral galaxy M33 seems to have more than its fair share of glowing hydrogen gas. A prominent member of the local group of galaxies, M33 is also known as the Triangulum Galaxy and lies a mere 3 million light-years away.

Molecular Clouds in the Carina Nebula

Ср, Октябрь 02, 2019 - 8:30

They are not alive -- but they are dying. The unusual forms found in the Carina nebula, a few of which are featured here, might best be described as evaporating. Energetic light and winds from nearby stars are breaking apart the dark